Photos: Common Core in New York State

February 12, 2014

Mike Groll

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Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch listens to a speaker during a meeting on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. The board panel recommended extending the phase-in of Regents exams that are based on the more difficult standards, known as the Common Core, so that the class of 2022, not the class of 2017, would be the first group required to pass more rigorous English and math exams to graduate. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) ORG XMIT: NYMG104

Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch listens to a speaker during a meeting on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. The board panel recommended extending the phase-in of Regents exams that are based on the more difficult standards, known as the Common Core, so that the class of 2022, not the class of 2017, would be the first group required to pass more rigorous English and math exams to graduate. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) ORG XMIT: NYMG104